Faucet-guard



(No Model.) H. BLAKE.

- FAUGET GUARD. N0.'361,609. Patented Apr. 19, 188-7.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HIRAM BLAKE, OF KEENE, ASSIGNOR TO THE ASHUELOT CAN COMPANY, OF \VINOHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

FAUCET=GUARD.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,609, dated April 19, 1887.

Application filed December 30, 1886. Serial No. 223,066.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HIRAM BLAKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Keene, in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Faucet-Guards; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it aplO pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part'of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in guards applied to faucets of vessels used for holding and transporting oils and other liquids.

The object of my invention is to produce a guard or brace to be applied to an ordinary faucet and attached to the stave of the vessel, so as to protect or brace the faucet against outside pressure or concussion. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a view of a barrel or can with my brace attachment applied to the faucet and can. Fig.2 is a view of my faucet-guard provided with four legs or braces instead of two.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

I find in practice that the smaller barrels or cans used for holding and transporting lubricating and illuminating oils. as well as other liquids, which are provided with faucets for drawing their contents are very liable to be come loosened by receiving knocks or concussions while being transported to and from market for a new supply of their contents. The faucet is often loosened by careless handling, by screwing the stop-cock too tight, and striking the screw-bars with heavy articles to loosen the stop-cock. All wooden vessels 01' cans used for holding kerosene-oils are now lined with an expensive and impervious. com pound, which is proof against the penetration 4 5 of the oil into the wood-work.

This compound must be carefully applie on and around thatportion of the faucet which wood-work of the vessel or can, in combina- (No model.)

enters the inside of, the can, so that the outside of the faucet-barrel is hermetically sealed by the compound to the inside lining. WVhen- 5o ever the faucet from any cause becomes 100sencd, the can is worthless for holding oil.

My faucet -guard is a preventive against any ordinary pressure or concussion, and renders the faucet comparatively safe therefrom.

My invention consists of a metallic band, B, of suitable width and thickness, having a ring form opening at its central part of sufficient diameter to pass over the nozzle of the'faucet and rest closely against its base. The band extends on either side of this ring or opening in an upward and outward direction from the ring until it reaches the surface of the vessel or can, where each end terminates in screweyes 6 e, by whichthe brace is firmly affixed to the stave of the can by means of screws.

The pattern represented in Fig. l is the usual one employed for smaller cans. By its peculiar shape it is made to brace the faucetagainst upward or downward as well as side pressure; but I do not confine my invention to two legs or braces only. For larger cans requiring stronger and larger faucets, three and sometimes four braces, arranged on the same plan with a view to brace the faucetin different directions, are used to give greater strength and security to the faucet, as shown in Fig. 2.

I claim asmy invention- A faucetguard having a circular opening or ring at its central part embracing the base of the faucet-nozzle, and two legs or braces projecting from said ring and terminating in screw-eyes, by means of which said braces or faucet-guard is firmly screwed to the stave or 5 tion with the faucet F and can 0, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HIRAM BLAKE.

Vitnesses:

ADoLPH PRESSLER, J. R. BEAL. 

